Preface

Drupal is an open source software package that is offered for free to download, modify, and use. It has been implemented by thousands of people around the world and is used by millions of people daily as the basis for discussion Web sites, community portals, corporate intranets, e-commerce Web sites, vanity Web sites, resource directories, image galleries, podcasts, and more. By choosing to use Drupal, you are accessing not only an award-winning Web platform, but also its vibrant community.

Often referred to as “The Big Three,” the Content Construction Kit (CCK), Views, and Panels modules have fundamentally changed the way developers, site builders, and designers create Drupal Web sites—and yet they are all contributed modules. In this ...

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